Author. COSMIC. 11 February! Today we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, declared by the UN (resolution A/RES/70/212), as a way to achieve gender equality and empowerment of women and girls in science.

Author: Claire Delacour (KU Leuven). The Microfluidic domain has known important developments over the last two decades. In 1990, less than 10 patents were published whereas in 2004 more than 350 patents were published in the US.

Author: Fernando Coelho (Univ. of Birmingham). In 2015 there were 300 million vehicles on EU roads. New Ultra-Low emission vehicles (ULEVs) are rapidly introduced into the market, representing a huge potential for secondary REEs.

Author: Gwen Bailey (KU Leuven). As an environmentalist from Texas, a Republican and climate-change-denying state, I know better than anyone the challenge of communicating environmental science to a non-scientific community

Communicating science can be done in many ways: presenting research results or a poster at a conference, talking with your friends and family, or even blogging about science. Through short videos, as well, it is possible for scientists to engage in science communication and outreach to the general public. A number of people –13,573 to be

Author: Chiara Bonomi Many times we have heard the term Green Chemistry, but probably we have never stopped and thought about its real meaning. We always tend to associate to the word green to something that is clean, environmental-friendly, which can enhance our life; of course, but what exactly is Green Chemistry and why is it so important for us as

“I am among those who think that science has great beauty.” According to the analysis of senior university staff in Europe, men are three times more likely than women to reach senior levels. However, the participation of women in science and technology can and has contributed to increasing innovation, quality and competitiveness of scientific and